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Will Cowboys stand pat or make a bid to get back into second round?

IRVING — After what transpired Thursday, it would be difficult to predict what the Cowboys may do Friday as the draft moves into the second stage.

Will Dallas be content to stick with the 81st pick in the third round or will they try to move back into the second round by orchestrating a trade?

Late Thursday, after the Cowboys made the big play of the draft by soaring the board and snagging LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne with the sixth overall choice, the club’s executive vice president Stephen Jones said, “It makes me sick we don’t have the second pick. But if you’re going to get an elite player from the 14th hole in the draft it’s going to cost you something.”

Yet the decision on the first day to sacrifice the second choice in order to get Claiborne won’t necessarily preclude the Cowboys from seeking an opportunity to grab a different pick in the same range as the one they gave to St. Louis on Thursday.

“We may, right off the bat, be in a lot of action if we decide and try to create something there,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said.

As Jones waits for the 81st pick to come around, his trigger finger may get a bit itchy. And don’t be surprised if it something happens as a result.